Annette Sullivan: Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator, Australia – Providing inspiration for handmade greeting cards
Category: Dies
To welcome in spring I have a pretty bouquet of flowers. The floral sprigs were die cut with Basic White cardstock and coloured with ink and Water Painters then layered onto a black oval.. That frilly black piece behind the sentiment is a negative die cut from one of the Eden Dies. Supplies: Stamp Set: … Continue reading A floral bouquet using Meadow Dies
The Artistically Inked stamp set has a great watercolor style stamp that works really well with repeated stamping. For this card I used different inks to get a rainbow effect. The sentiment and its shadow were die cut from the Wanted to Say Dies. Supplies: Stamp Set: Artistically Inked Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic Black, … Continue reading Create a quick rainbow background
Today I used a straw and some reinkers on a piece of Glossy White cardstock to create a pretty background. Once the straw blown ink is dry, stamp some images and a sentiment in matching colours. Die cut the art panel with the Deckled Rectangles Dies. Add a layer of Early Espresso cut with the … Continue reading Using the Straw Blowing Technique to create a background
Yes, that is correct! Christmas will be here before we know it so it is a great time to start on your cards now. The 2023 September-December Mini Catalogue has just been released and contains lots of great stamps, dies and other supplies to help you with your creations. Today I am using the Joy … Continue reading It’s time to start Christmas Cards
Did you know that you can use your dies to emboss instead of cut? Did you also know that you can use your die cuts to create a letterpress look? Keep reading to find out how to do both of these techniques. Letterpress is a technique where ink is placed on an image and pressed … Continue reading How to use the Die Cut Letterpress Technique
Today I have a WOW variation of the standard gate fold card. It is known as a Double Die Gate Fold. Keep reading and check out the photos to see how it gets the name. The secret is to cut the die cut twice and attach to both sides of the front of the gate … Continue reading Double Die Gate Fold Card with Prized Peony
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